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Tong Guan asked,

"How about it?"

"Has anything been found out?"

"Reporting to the Privy Councilor, I inquired with some monks at the Great Xiangguo Temple,"

The Ministry of Justice official replied,

"That courtyard was rented by a monk named Deng Yuanjue and five men."

"That Deng Yuanjue used to stay at the Daxiangguo Temple,"

"I became acquainted with one of the abbots in the temple,"

"These people have been staying in that courtyard for several days."

"I heard from the monks in that temple,"

"These people all speak with a Jiangnan accent,"

"They said they came to Tokyo for sightseeing,"

"But he rarely leaves Xiangguo Temple on ordinary days."

Chapter 1540 So Many Bandits!

"The monks in that temple said,"

"There have been three groups of people arriving in the past few days,"

"We have come to the temple to find Deng Yuanjue and his gang."

"And today, they have gathered together in one place."

"I also questioned some of the Imperial Guards who fought in the temple,"

"They said that during the fighting..."

"I heard from that group of people,"

"Someone has a Jingdong accent,"

"But there are also accents from Hedong and Huaixi."

"Hedong and Huaixi?"

Tong Guan was startled.

Now, Tian Hu has been obtained from Hedong.

There was also Wang Qing from Huaixi.

They are all conquering cities and seizing territories.

However, in order to get the imperial court to agree to the alliance with the Jin to destroy the Liao,

Tong Guan, Cai Jing, and others

They then conspired to deceive Zhao Ji.

They worked together to suppress these things.

In the eyes of these high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Na Tianhu and Wang Qing

At best, they were just two bandits.

Even if they have to struggle for a few years,

It certainly won't amount to much.

But if this matter were brought up in the imperial court,

But then they will surely be met with those who oppose the alliance with the Jin to destroy the Liao.

Use this incident to make a fuss

That's why Tong Guan and his men tried their best to suppress it.

If it really is Tian Hu and Wang Qing...

So, who was the person in charge of this conspiracy?

They must have been major bandits and ruthless robbers.

The biggest bandit in the eastern and western parts of the capital.

That is Liangshan Marsh!

If Liangshan people really did participate...

It's not surprising that Gao Kan was kidnapped.

After all, back then,

If it weren't for this young Grand Commandant Gao taking a liking to Lin Chong's wife...

That way, Lin Chong wouldn't have been allowed to join Liangshan.

but...

Tong Guan recalled that the person who had piloted the boat before also spoke with a Jingdong accent.

But he kept insisting that he was Tian Hu from Hebei.

From this perspective,

Among these bandits,

It is clearly full of contradictions.

Perhaps we can make use of this.

After some thought,

Tong Guan then instructed the officials of the Ministry of Personnel.

They were tasked with delivering letters to various prefectures and counties.

Capture Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and the bandits from Liangshan.

The Ministry of Justice official was still standing in front of him.

Tong Guan asked casually,

"Where did Deng Yuanjue and his gang come from?"

Do you know?

"Those people liked to wear white, and they seemed to be involved in some kind of religious ritual,"

The official pondered,

"I think they might be members of the Manichaean sect in Jiangnan."

Manichaeism?

Tong Guan was stunned for a moment.

"The one who assassinated Grand Tutor Cai's son in Jiangzhou,"

"They seem to be Manicheans as well?"

The assassination of Cai Jiu

At the time, it was also treated as a major case and supervised by the Ministry of Justice.

However, later, with Cai Jing being dismissed from his post as prime minister,

No one was willing to go through the trouble of investigating.

This matter is over.

When Cai Jing returned to the position of prime minister,

I couldn't be bothered to investigate the matter any further.

This official from the Ministry of Justice was clearly aware of Cai Jiu's situation.

"Privy Councilor, those people from Jiangzhou were all dressed in white robes and black hats,"

"They must be Manichaeans!"

"As for Deng Yuanjue and his group, they were just wearing white,"

"Perhaps they were afraid of being arrested by the authorities."

"If they only wear white, they won't attract as much attention for a while."

Tong Guan nodded.

"I've heard that the Manichaean sect has established societies in Jiangnan,"

"Nowadays, it has developed a large number of believers,"

Is this true?

"It's true,"

An official from the Ministry of Justice confirmed this.

"I have heard my colleagues in Jiangnan mention it before,"

"Manichaeism has many followers in the south,"

"It's said that this was to avoid being noticed,"

"These followers in Jiangnan do not call themselves Manichaeists,"

"In Fujian, it was called the Ming Cult,"

"In Huainan, it's called 'Two Cypress Trees',"

"In Jinghu Road it's called Siguo, Jingangchan, and in Fujian it's called Jiedizhai,"

"However, they are all worshipping Ming envoys,"

"So it must be a religious sect."

When Tong Guan heard that Manichaeans were actually widespread throughout Jiangnan,

They were immediately terrified.

He immediately ordered someone to prepare horses and go to Liang Shicheng's residence.

He did this,

It's not that I'm worried about the Ming Cult causing trouble.

Tong Guan was thinking of Zhu Mian, who now wielded immense power.

Zhu Mian was the chief official in Jiangnan.

If the Ming Cult were to truly rebel,

But he received no news or response whatsoever.

Maybe by then,

We can then find a way to take advantage of the situation and get rid of Zhu Mian!

Thinking of this,

Tong Guan then decided to consult with someone.

When he met Zhao Ji later,

Should we conceal the matter of Fang La of the Ming Cult?

......

When Liang Shicheng heard that Tong Guan had arrived...

He immediately sent someone to welcome him into the mansion.